Nice meccano day out'

[ernest]

Hello all.
I use Picaxe with my Meccano hobby.
The Henley Society of Meccano Engineers ,have their annual, Henley gathering.
Henley on Thames Oxfordshire UK
Saturday 30 August 2014, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Venue
The Christ Church Centre
46 Reading Road
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1AG

A nice day out .
Google for details.
Ernest

 

[CLUELESS1]

A lot of my mechanical bits I use are Meccano bits bought from a good supplier. I would be stuck without them.

 

[john2051]

Hi, ernest have you been interested in meccano long? My late father was almost fanatical about it, and wrote several papers and articles. He also did a lot
of work on planetary gearboxes and clocks.
regards john

 

[Pongo]

I loved meccano when I was a kid, especially the gear sets. If I wasn't 6,000 miles away I certainly would stop by.

 

[ernest]

Hello Electronics and Meccano modelling work really well together, It’s a nice hobby , you actually get to make things move.
Ernest

 

[ernest]

Hello pongo , 6000 miles would certainly be a long way to come, nice to have met you on the forum.
Regards Ernest

 

[ernest]

Hello john ,yes since a boy and thats a long time ago. Your Fathers name doesn’t ring a bell with me but I will ask around the Meccano club I go to,if anything comes up I will let you know. Regards Ernest

 

[john2051]

Hi Ernest, my dads name was bob hauton, he geoff brown and jim gamble were or still are members. My dad passed away eight years ago, but we met geoff brown only a year or so ago. Apologies for going off picaxe temporarily. My dad was however working toward using micro-controller driven motors for clock accuracy.
regards john

 

[ernest]

Hello John I am sure your dads enthusiasm and enjoyment of all things meccano, is past on for us all to share. I think it decidedly possible that your farther would have brought along a meccano model to past Henley gatherings , with maybe yourself in-tow. You know what they say ‘we stand on the shoulders of giants’.
Regards Ernest

 

[oracacle]

hi guys, seeeing as you all into the meccano thing i dont supose you know the best place to get the stuff from. I have though about getting some for future projects. I may need some metal gears at some point too

 

[ernest]

Hi oracacle, The list is endless, so many Meccano traders on line. It just depends how deep your pockets are. I often buy parts to refurbish, not just to save money, I enjoy bring genuine old meccano back in use. There are also excellent special and repro parts. A good place to look is Meccano on ebay.
Regards Ernest